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Fort Pentagoet
In order to take advantage of the resources in New France, which they called Acadia, the French built a series of forts to serve as trading posts. The capital of their new colony was at Fort Pentagoet, in present-day Castine.
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Contributors
Interviewee : Alaric Faulkner, University of Maine Archeologist
Other : Maine Public Broadcasting
Other : Maine Public Broadcasting Network
Subjects
Fort Pentagoet
Native Americans
Settlements
Geographical Area
Town : Castine
Publisher
Maine Public Broadcasting
Source
Maine Public Broadcasting: Home : The Story of Maine, Episode 302, “Rolling back the frontier”
Coverage
1600-01-01 -- 1800-01-01
Publication Date
1600-01-01 -- 1800-01-01
2003-01-01
Collection
MPBN: Home Series
Rights
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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